Gets boring after a while doesn't it? Just end up spamming the same buttons for hours.
Gaming Spider-Man 2 (PS5) - October 20th 2023 | Metacritic: 90, OpenCritic: 90
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Jesus lads, it wasn’t meant to be taken overly seriouslySo using your logic, let's have characters fly random and go through walls etc.
Actually I have no idea what you mean with this
Think I paid £60 for the Miles Morales + Spiderman boxset when PS5 released. Combined story length probably 25 hours or so.
£70 for the same game in the same city and half that story length.. yeh nah.
£70 for the same game in the same city and half that story length.. yeh nah.
That's pretty much what the previous ones were as well. The main things that kept me hooked were the story and traversal system.
I'm not a fan of all the new gadgets and combat stuff in this one. Feels like they're turning him into Iron Man.
Spoilers ffs
I agree with this, that’s been one of my gripes with this so far. Far too many gadgets which just makes it break character.
I found the praise for the Miles Morales game to be bizarre given it was basically hours of just spamming the same button to beat up identikit villains.
Well, the
did not disappoint.
lizard fight
I’ve found all the games just be decent. There’s only so much you can do with the formula. I will get this when it goes on sale probably.
You forgot about the other buttons you could use?
This, combat is pretty extensive.
I find myself forgetting about half the gadgets/moves. I have my dedicated half a dozen moves that I use.
I didn’t like the combat in the first one, there was no power behind the punches and you had to hit someone 30 times before they went down.
Yeah but slinging through Manhatten-lite was fun(I've only played MM). Not many games have felt as liberating(if that's right the word I'm looking for).
Ah yes, I should have said buttons but the game was massively repetitive to say the least and there wasn't variety in the combat.
I enjoyed both the Spider Man and Mile Morales games, though the later was too short for my liking, but Rocksteady's Batman games are still the pinnacle.
I didn’t think it was an issue. Not very different from the Arkham games or other narrative based action games. It’s no God of War but still highly enjoyable imo. Were these bloated 80 hour assassins creed style experiences I’d see the point but for what they are, it fits. IMO.
Besides the game is a lot more than that - it’s about the cinematic quality, narrative, characters and of course the lovely traversal. Mind you I’m still talking about the first two - from all accounts this has taken most elements up a notch or two.
Haven't bought it yet, but I will do soon. Seems like it's getting a bit of a mixed response in here. The reviews seem great though. I loved the first one, so can't see myself not liking this.
Yeah I wasn't a fan either. I thought it was all very basic, got miles morales with the ps5 and never bothered with it past the first hour.
Just a game that's not for me.
The first video, checked his other videos and he just seems to hit gaming and is one of the most annoying pricks I've ever listened to. It's as if he doesn't understand how to use volume in his voice properly. Squeeling little prick.
I'm tempted to buy a ps5 for this. Can't wait years for this to come out on pc.
Great so far but I’m just not sure how much more arsed I can be for the combat. I just want to progress the story and swing.
But that was 1 video there are loads of others all full of game breaking bugs.
Can’t stop playing, it’s epic.
Same. I've been prioritising the story and it gets better and better. Experienced a few bugs but nothing that has ruined my enjoyment of it.
Not really a spoiler but better to be safe
Also I love the other Spider-man randomly showing up at street crimes at the same time, so much fun.
The game has basically done the exact same thing as the first in tricking to you into thinking you are near the end and turns out you are probably not even half way through.
Also I love the other Spider-man randomly showing up at street crimes at the same time, so much fun.
Finished the story. I haven’t binged a game like this in years. The story, bosses, set pieces and surprises are all incredible.
Game is marginally let down by repetitive combat, side missions and minor bugs but honestly, it’s not worth caring about for how good the rest is
Game is marginally let down by repetitive combat, side missions and minor bugs but honestly, it’s not worth caring about for how good the rest is
I binged it too. I've even got the platinum, already! It's super easy if anyone wants to go for it.
Overall, I really enjoyed it. I did come across a number of bugs, though.
I just really couldn’t be bothered to keep beating up the same sets of thugs for the side missions. Although I did see a little spoiler for The Flame side quest in the end credits and now I’m intrigued to do that quest line.
Probably the fastest ive ever completed a game. Took 15 hours to finish the story. The boss battles were amazing. But yeah I see the complaint of the controls. Just resting square got repetitive fast. Tries doing everything else but it ends with it. Great story and characters. The Web swinging somehow got better and it feels awesome.
My one other nitpick. They didn't have my favourite suit from the last game in it. The spider Armour MK3 suit. Also what suit did you guys wear in 2? I loved the Cape one. Always wanted to try it out. The black and mostly white suit for Miles. Can't remember the name
My one other nitpick. They didn't have my favourite suit from the last game in it. The spider Armour MK3 suit. Also what suit did you guys wear in 2? I loved the Cape one. Always wanted to try it out. The black and mostly white suit for Miles. Can't remember the name
I think they missed a trick here in not having this be co-op being able to play with a friend as Miles and Peter at the same time
Does anyone actually like the mini games?
PlayStation congrats emails need some work. I got one from Sony saying 'Well done on beating Spider-Man 2. Now, go for the platinum.' I got that yesterday!
Btw, I played the whole main campaign before unlocking fast travel on any part of the map. Anyone else do that? The first time I did use fast travel, though, I was so impressed. Crazy good tech.
They were pretty lame. Easy too.
Btw, I played the whole main campaign before unlocking fast travel on any part of the map. Anyone else do that? The first time I did use fast travel, though, I was so impressed. Crazy good tech.
Housemate is playing this, the intro sequence with
looked awesome. Glad to hear that people are liking the story - I'm very down for a good Venom tale.
Does MJ look as bad as the screenshots on social media seem? Her face and Peter's hair both look odd imo
Sandman
Does MJ look as bad as the screenshots on social media seem? Her face and Peter's hair both look odd imo
Probably no more than two hours in story wise but have explored the city and it's very good. The combat on the spectacular is spongy, takes a little while to wear down an enemy but multiple web-shooting while throwing the enemy into the environment seems to cut the time for the combat mechanics.
Really too early on to give any in-depth feedback but for me it's definitely better than the two previous titles, the speed of the game (combat and when travelling) is a massive improvement on the previous titles. It's also interesting to see the respective styles both Peter and Myles have, though the combat buttons are the same they have different characteristics, Myles feels elusive and explosive while Peter more methodical.
I can to a very small extent understand others saying it's repetitive, but it's more Ghost of Tsushima repetitive compared to Ubisoft Assassin's Creed repetitive (absolute boredom). The story this far has also for me been unpredictable, didn't expect to see the characters that are revealed early doors and the stories that revolve around them.
Really too early on to give any in-depth feedback but for me it's definitely better than the two previous titles, the speed of the game (combat and when travelling) is a massive improvement on the previous titles. It's also interesting to see the respective styles both Peter and Myles have, though the combat buttons are the same they have different characteristics, Myles feels elusive and explosive while Peter more methodical.
I can to a very small extent understand others saying it's repetitive, but it's more Ghost of Tsushima repetitive compared to Ubisoft Assassin's Creed repetitive (absolute boredom). The story this far has also for me been unpredictable, didn't expect to see the characters that are revealed early doors and the stories that revolve around them.
I haven’t played this one yet but the repetitive stuff matters a lot less when it’s a concise and exciting 15 hour game full of momentum as opposed to a 100 hour bloated slog. That’s how I felt with the other recent Insomniac titles too - they’re so well made and have such a fantastic surge forwards that the combat feeds perfectly well into that. At the end of the day both games (Rachet and Spidey) were ultimately a blast - I enjoyed combat in both even if it’s not top tier.
Ghost of Tsushima’s combat is *chefs kiss*. One of the best out there imo.
Agreed and GOT is fantastic
I felt a lot more neutral towards all of them. GoT probably suffered from being played shortly after sekiro but i just wasn't too enthusiastic about it at any point to be honest, open world fatigue. It kind of kept its head above water despite that and I quite enjoyed it without it changing my mind that it was pretty shallow and empty. I'm not sure it being free on PSN helped ultimately. I kind of feel if it cost 20 quid, I would have waited till i was more amenable to it. It'd fare well for someone who isn't burnt out on the genre and be one of the better examples.
Spiderman games were fine, middle of the road stuff. All of them i'd say are a fine way to fill a gap between games I'd be much more enthusiastic about.